CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST TESTS
COMPILATION BUNDLE 2026 FINAL
SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY RESOURCE FULL
REVIEW GRADED A+
⩥ The first step in developing an advocacy strategy is to:
Answer: Focusing on their own recovery successes.
⩥ The SMART acronym for writing effective goals stands for:
Answer: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound.
⩥ True or False? The processes that take place during the stages of
recovery are similar for persons who have either a mental health or a
substance use disorder.
Answer: True
⩥ Personal, Family/Social and Community are categories of:
Answer: Recovery Capital
⩥ Research has shown that the most powerful way to reduce stigma
associated with behavioral health disorders is:
, Answer: Contact
⩥ All of the following are characteristics of effective peer support
conversations EXCEPT:
Answer: Joining the client with emotional responses.
⩥ Client commitment to the recovery process ranges along a continuum
from disinterested or unmotivated to strongly committed. At which stage
of the continuum does the peer specialist have a role? Resistance,
strongly committed, or initial interest without commitment?
Answer: All of the above. The peer specialist has a role in maintaining
or enhancing the client's commitment to recovery at every stage of the
continuum.
⩥ One technique that can help boost confidence and encourage peers to
stretch their comfort zones in relationship building is:
Answer: Role playing
⩥ In a SOAP note, what should be included in the A portion of the note?
Answer: An impression of the client's needs and recommended referrals.
⩥ SAMHSA has identified four dimensions that support recovery. They
are health, home, community and:
Answer: Purpose
COMPILATION BUNDLE 2026 FINAL
SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COMPLETE STUDY RESOURCE FULL
REVIEW GRADED A+
⩥ The first step in developing an advocacy strategy is to:
Answer: Focusing on their own recovery successes.
⩥ The SMART acronym for writing effective goals stands for:
Answer: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound.
⩥ True or False? The processes that take place during the stages of
recovery are similar for persons who have either a mental health or a
substance use disorder.
Answer: True
⩥ Personal, Family/Social and Community are categories of:
Answer: Recovery Capital
⩥ Research has shown that the most powerful way to reduce stigma
associated with behavioral health disorders is:
, Answer: Contact
⩥ All of the following are characteristics of effective peer support
conversations EXCEPT:
Answer: Joining the client with emotional responses.
⩥ Client commitment to the recovery process ranges along a continuum
from disinterested or unmotivated to strongly committed. At which stage
of the continuum does the peer specialist have a role? Resistance,
strongly committed, or initial interest without commitment?
Answer: All of the above. The peer specialist has a role in maintaining
or enhancing the client's commitment to recovery at every stage of the
continuum.
⩥ One technique that can help boost confidence and encourage peers to
stretch their comfort zones in relationship building is:
Answer: Role playing
⩥ In a SOAP note, what should be included in the A portion of the note?
Answer: An impression of the client's needs and recommended referrals.
⩥ SAMHSA has identified four dimensions that support recovery. They
are health, home, community and:
Answer: Purpose
